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'Because chips and salsa are complements,an increase in the price of chips will cause the demand for salsa to decrease.This initial shift in demand for chips results in a higher price for chips; this higher price will cause the demand curve for chips to shift to the right.' Which of the following correctly comments on this statement?


A) The statement will be true if consumer tastes for chips and salsa do not change.
B) The statement is false because a change in the price of chips would not change the demand for chips.
C) The statement is false because salsa is an inferior good; chips are normal goods.
D) The statement is false because one cannot assume that chips and salsa are complements for all consumers.

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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Scarcity is defined as the situation that exists when the quantity demanded for a good is greater than the quantity supplied.

A) True
B) False

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If a decrease in income leads to a decrease in the demand for mac and cheese,then mac and cheese is


A) a normal good.
B) a neutral good.
C) a complement.
D) a necessity.

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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Which of the following would cause both the equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity of potatoes (assume that potatoes are an inferior good) to decrease?


A) An increase in consumer income.
B) A freeze that sharply reduces potato output.
C) A decrease in consumer income.
D) A technological advancement that results in a bumper crop of potatoes.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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A decrease in the equilibrium quantity for a product will result


A) when the quantity demanded for the product exceeds the quantity supplied.
B) when there is a decrease in supply and a decrease in demand for the product.
C) when there is an increase in supply and a decrease in demand for the product.
D) when there is a decrease in demand and a decrease in the number of firms producing the product.

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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Use the following supply schedule for cherries to draw a graph of the supply curve.Be sure to label the supply curve and each axis,and show each point on the supply curve.  Price (dollars  per bushel)  Quantity (thousands  of bushels) 4258501275161002012\begin{array} { | c | c | } \hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Price (dollars } \\\text { per bushel) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Quantity (thousands } \\\text { of bushels) }\end{array} \\\hline 4 & 25 \\\hline 8 & 50 \\\hline 12 & 75 \\\hline 16 & 100 \\\hline 20 & 12 \\\hline\end{array}

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If the demand for a product increases and the supply of the same product increases,the equilibrium price will increase.

A) True
B) False

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Suppose that when the price of raspberries increases,Lonnie increases his purchases of papayas.To Lonnie,


A) raspberries and papayas are complements.
B) raspberries and papayas are inferior goods.
C) raspberries and papayas are normal goods.
D) raspberries and papayas are substitutes.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

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Holding everything else constant,a decrease in the price of bicycles will result in


A) a decrease in the quantity of bicycles demanded.
B) an increase in the demand for bicycles.
C) a decrease in the supply of bicycles.
D) an increase in the quantity of bicycles demanded.

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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If tablet computers are considered substitutes for e-readers,the decline in the price of tablet computers would,all else being equal,


A) increase the demand for e-readers.
B) decrease the demand for e-readers.
C) increase the quantity demanded for e-readers.
D) decrease the quantity demanded for e-readers.

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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Figure 3-8 Figure 3-8   -Refer to Figure 3-8.The graph in this figure illustrates an initial competitive equilibrium in the market for sugar at the intersection of D<sub>1</sub> and S<sub>1</sub> (point A. The equilibrium point will move from A to B. A)  If there is an increase in the price of fertiliser used on sugar cane and there is a decrease in tastes for sugar-sweetened soft drinks, how will the equilibrium point change? B)  The equilibrium point will move from A to C. C)  There will be no change in the equilibrium point. D)  The equilibrium point will move from A to E. -Refer to Figure 3-8.The graph in this figure illustrates an initial competitive equilibrium in the market for sugar at the intersection of D1 and S1 (point A. The equilibrium point will move from A to B.


A) If there is an increase in the price of fertiliser used on sugar cane and there is a decrease in tastes for sugar-sweetened soft drinks, how will the equilibrium point change?
B) The equilibrium point will move from A to C.
C) There will be no change in the equilibrium point.
D) The equilibrium point will move from A to E.

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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What are the five variables that will shift the demand curve?

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1.Income
2.Price of ...

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A movement along the demand curve for toothpaste would be caused by


A) a change in the price of toothbrushes.
B) a change in consumer income.
C) a change in the price of toothpaste.
D) a change in population.

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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If,in response to an increase in the price of chocolate,the quantity of chocolate demanded decreases,economists would describe this as


A) a decrease in demand.
B) a decrease in quantity demanded.
C) a change in consumer income.
D) a decrease in consumers' taste for chocolate.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

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Vineyards can grow either red wine grapes or white wine grapes on their land.Which of the following would cause the supply of red wine grapes to decrease?


A) An increase in the price of white wine grapes.
B) A decrease in the price of white wine grapes.
C) An increase in the demand for red wine grapes.
D) An increase in the price of red wine.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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If,in response to a decrease in the price of grapes,the quantity of grapes demanded increases,economists would describe this as


A) an increase in demand.
B) an increase in quantity demanded.
C) a change in consumer income.
D) an increase in consumers' taste for grapes.

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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If the price of peaches,a substitute for plums,decreases,the demand for plums will increase.

A) True
B) False

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If,in the market for oranges,the supply has increased then


A) the supply curve for oranges has shifted to the right.
B) the supply curve for oranges has shifted to the left.
C) there has been a movement upwards along the supply curve for oranges.
D) there has been a movement downwards along the supply curve for oranges.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Figure 3-7 Figure 3-7   -Refer to Figure 3-7.Assume that the graphs in this figure represent the demand and supply curves for potatoes and that steak and potatoes are complements.Which panel describes what happens in this market when the price of steak rises? A)  Panel (a)  B)  Panel (b)  C)  Panel (c)  D)  Panel (d) -Refer to Figure 3-7.Assume that the graphs in this figure represent the demand and supply curves for potatoes and that steak and potatoes are complements.Which panel describes what happens in this market when the price of steak rises?


A) Panel (a)
B) Panel (b)
C) Panel (c)
D) Panel (d)

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Assume that both the demand curve and the supply curve for MP3 players shift to the right,but the supply curve shifts more than the demand curve.As a result,


A) both the equilibrium price and quantity of MP3 players will decrease.
B) the equilibrium price of MP3 players will decrease; the equilibrium quantity will increase.
C) the equilibrium price of MP3 players may increase or decrease; the equilibrium quantity will decrease.
D) the equilibrium price of MP3 players will increase; the equilibrium quantity will decrease.

E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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